Can you be very smart and hack your way into halving your monthly rent? Yes, by splitting with someone else, or worst case moving. Can you be very smart and b

Can you be very smart and hack your way into halving your monthly rent? Yes, by splitting with someone else, or worst case moving. Can you be very smart and buy a really good potato that will last you for years? Yes again, by cutting and planting it, or at least part of it. Can you be very smart and negotiate a better rate for the utilities you pay? Sometimes, by moving to a lower cost area, or by shedding unnecessary usage and getting cheaper options. Get slow Internet instead of cable TV. Use an older phone on a cheap cell plan instead of the latest flagship on a subsidized plan. Take shorter, colder showers. Turn the lights off.